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The Provincetown Art Association and Museum presents regular live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly, and these events have served to present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. The proceeds from PAAM's auctions directly benefit the exhibitions and educational initiatives of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. |
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PAAM's Spring 2012 Consignment Auction
to be held Saturday, June 16 at 7pm at PAAM.
Consigners and customers know that the 15% buyer's premium and the 20% seller's commission support a solid non-profit institution with a long history of providing programs that serve the public good.
To accession important works into the permanent collection, PAAM depends on the generosity of its supporters. Consignors would often love to contribute a fine work to the collection, but may not be in the financial position to do so. Yet they know that, by offering the work for auction at PAAM, they give the organization the opportunity to search out a potential donor who may wish to contribute the piece back to the museum.
Consignments for PAAM's Spring 2012 Auction are now being accepted.
All lots will be reviewed by the Auction Committee to ensure a varied and high quality auction. There will be a maximum of 125 lots and a standard 15% buy-in fee* will be enforced for consignors who wish to place reserves. The PAAM auctions are an integral part of the organization's fundraising efforts, and consignors are encouraged to donate a larger than minimum percentage back to PAAM. These additional funds help to support and sustain more than 200 important cultural programs that are open to the general public.
Consignors are encouraged to send low-resolution digital images to the Auction Committee (pmacara@paam.org) for consideration. Consignors may also call to arrange artwork drop-offs during regular business hours. Please call 508.487.1750 for more information.
*Buy-in fee: In the event that an artwork is not sold, all consignors who set reserves are required to pay 15% of their reserve at auction's end.
PAAM's Fall 2012 Consignment Auction is scheduled for Saturday, September 22 at 7pm
| PAAM's Fall 2011 Consignment Auction was held September 17, 2011.
Highlights of PAAM's 2011 Fall Consignment Auction included George Elmer Brown, Arthur Diehl, William Freed, Karl Knaths, Judith Shahn, and many more.
view the online illustrated catalogue
Click here for Auction Results
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Karl Knaths, Grey Horse, featured in the 2011 Fall Consignment Auction at PAAM |
Arthur Woelfle, Provincetown Roofs, n.d., oil on canvas, 23 x 26.5", slr, from PAAM's June 2011 Spring Auction |
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SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION RESULTS:
View illustrated online catalogue and download text file of PAAM's Spring 2011 auction results.
PAAM's annual auctions (June and September) attract a growing number of artists, collectors, and enthusiasts from across the country each year. Last September's auction grossed an unprecedented amount to a standing-room only crowd. Since 2004, the auction at PAAM has drawn crowds of national art collectors in search of rare vintage pieces by artists of outer Cape Cod. PAAM Executive Director Chris McCarthy states, "the quality of the auctions has reached a national level both for collectors and consignors. PAAM is the venue for Provincetown art and we are thrilled to not only exhibit this art, but help others build their collections of such an important period in American art history." PAAM presents live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly, and these events have served to present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public.
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PAAM'S Fall Consignment Auction in September, 2010 broke records as the highest grossing auction in PAAM history, with over $300,000 in artwork sales. "The freshness of artworks offered for sale by consignors combined with the sophistication of collectors we now attract, create many record-breaking situations," comments PAAM auctioneer James R. Bakker on this popular event.
FALL 2010 AUCTION BREAK RECORDS; HIGHEST GROSSING AUCTION IN PAAM'S HISTORY
PAAM'S FALL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION WAS HELD
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 , @ 7pm
AT THE PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM
VIEW ILLUSTRATED ONLINE CATALOGUE OF LOTS
PAAM'S 2010 FALL AUCTION TEXT RESULTS ONLINE
DOWNLOAD AUCTION CHECKLIST PDF
Ross Moffett, Boatyard I, 1948-51, oil on canvas on board, 24 x 36"
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Blanche Lazzell, Pile Driver, 1932, charcoal on paper, 23 x 13" |
PAAM's annual fall auction grossed over $300,000 on Saturday, September 18th in front of a standing room only crowd. Several Provincetown artists achieved record auction prices during the evening. A packed house, eight telephone lines and a frenzy of activity added to an evening of bidding wars and a stunning performance by PAAM auctioneer James R. Bakker. Among the record breakers were: Ross Moffett's Boatyard 1 (1948 - 51), $52,000; a Blanche Lazzell Drawing, the Pile Driver - $13,000; Nanno de Groot's Fall Field (1960) - $6,000; and Gerrit Hondius' Fishermen, Provincetown - $3250! Additionally, a stunning Blanche Lazzell white-line color woodblock print, the Monongahela, sold for $45,000.
It seems a perfect storm has been building at PAAM since 1988, when the Fall Consignment Auction began. "The freshness of artworks offered for sale by consignors," says Bakker, "combined with the sophistication of collectors we now attract, create many record-breaking situations." For five consecutive years, records have fallen like leaves in a strong autumn wind.
Abstract Expressionist works come of age
A half-century after their heyday in the Provincetown Art Colony, Abstract Expressionists continue to rise. At the most recent auction, a Karl Knaths white-line color woodblock print, Bouquet, estimated at $2000 - 4000 brought a whopping $8,500; Ross Moffett's Historical Museum fetched $6,000 and a beautiful Peter Busa abstract reached $4,750. Interest in these mid-century works continues as lots by Lillian Orlowsky and Agnes Weinrich flew off the block! Over 125 lots featured a beautiful selection of works on paper, several stunning sculptures and a variety of paintings ranging from a B.J.O. Nordfeldt from 1900 to a 1965 abstract oil by Angelo Ippolito.
Benefits of a benefit consignment auction
Proceeds from the auctions help to underwrite the cost of operating PAAM's exhibitions and education programs; so consignors and customers know that the 15% buyer's premium and the 20% seller's commission support a solid non-profit institution with a long history of providing programs that serve the public good. PAAM Executive Director Chris McCarthy states, "the quality of the auctions has reached a national level both for collectors and consignors. PAAM is the venue for Provincetown art and we are thrilled to not only exhibit this art, but help others build their collections of such an important period in American art history."
To accession important works into the permanent collection, PAAM depends on the generosity of its supporters. Consignors would often love to contribute a fine work to the collection, but may not be in the financial position to do so. Yet they know that, by offering the work for auction at PAAM, they give the organization the opportunity to search out a potential donor who may wish to contribute the piece back to the museum.
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PAAM'S ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONS
PAAM presents annual live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly. These events present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. Proceeds directly benefit the cultural initiatives of PAAM
Auctioneer: James R. Bakker
MA License #154
All lots will be reviewed by the Auction Committee to ensure a varied and high quality auction. There will be a maximum of 125 lots and a standard 15% buy-in fee* will be enforced for consignors who wish to place reserves. The PAAM auctions are an integral part of the organization's fundraising efforts, and consignors are encouraged to donate a larger than minimum percentage back to PAAM. These additional funds help to support and sustain more than 200 important cultural programs that are open to the general public.
Consignors are encouraged to send low-resolution digital images to the Auction Committee (pmacara@paam.org) for consideration. Consignors may also call to arrange artwork drop-offs during regular business hours. Please call 508.487.1750 for more information.
*Buy-in fee: In the event that an artwork is not sold, all consignors who set reserves are required to pay 15% of their reserve at auction's end.
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PAAM'S SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION WAS HELD
SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2010 AT THE PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM |
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PAAM's 2010 Spring Consignment Auction
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Since 2004, the Annual Spring Consignment Auction at PAAM has drawn crowds of national art collectors in search of rare vintage pieces by artists of outer Cape Cod. This year, PAAM has expanded its offerings to include fine art and objects from around the globe. In addition to two-dimensional artworks, the spring auction will now feature antiques and small pieces of handcrafted furniture - exquisite items that will bring new audiences to Provincetown.
Highlights included a handcrafted Roycroft piano bench and exemplary artworks by Irving Marantz, Fritz Bultman, William Freed and LaForce Bailey, among others.
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CONSIGNMENT AUCTION OF EARLY PROVINCETOWN ART WAS HELD
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 AT THE PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM |
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PAAM's 2009 Fall Consignment Auction
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ARTISTS FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION: Mary Cecil Allen, Various Artists, Walter F. Bartsch, Leonard Baskin, Gifford Beal, Gerrit A. Beneker, Sandor Bernath, Mary (Mrs. Leon)Biagi, William H.W. Bicknell, Maurice Bilton, Max Bohm, William Boogar, Henry Botkin, Anne Brigadier, Gandy Brodie, Byron Browne, George Elmer Browne, Peter Busa, James Carlin, Frank Carson, Emilio Cruz, Morris Davidson, Nanno de Groot, Morgan Dennis, Gay Dickerson, Arthur Diehl, Nathaniel Dirk, Albert Edel, Ray Euffa, Remo Farruggio, Jim Forsberg, Karl Fortess, William Freed, Olympia Galligan, Eliza Draper Gardner, Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, Oscar Gieberich, Dorothy Lake Gregory, John W. Gregory, Lena Gurr, Mary Hackett (attributed to), John Hare, Abraham Harrito, Charles W. Hawthorne, Charles Heinz, Marston Hodgin, Gerrit Hondius, Victor Hugo, Peter Hunt, Bethuel Jamieson, Joseph Kaplan, Ray Keyton, Thom Klika (The Rainbow Man), Karl Knaths, Miriam Laufer, Sigmund Laufer, James Lechay, William L’Engle, Josef Lenhardt, William H. Littlefield, Dorothy Loeb, Bertha Lea Low, Leo Manso, Boris Margo, Ora Inge Maxim, James Kirk Merrick, Ross Moffett, Robert Eric Moore, Robert Motherwell, Minnie Lois Murphy, Al E. Newrill, Edith Oliver, Vivien Oswell, Ernest E. Perry, Vollian Burr Rann, Lionel Reiss, Henry W. Rice, Romanos Rizk, Alvin Ross, Martha Ryther, Helen Sawyer, Olga Sears, Dorothy Gees Seckler, Madeleine Sharrer, Harry Shokler, Jules Andre Smith, Paul Smith, Raphael Soyer, Marie Louise Stahl, Robert Steed, Beulah Stevenson, Jack Tworkov, John Von Wicht, Harold Walker, Elisabeth B. Warren, Bonnie Whittingham, John Whorf, Nancy Whorf, Donald F. Witherstine, Dorothy C. Wyman and Taro Yamamoto.
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PAAM's 2009 Spring Consignment Auction Results
PAAM’s Spring Consignment auction was held Saturday, June 13, 2009.
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Auctioneer: James R. Bakker
MA License #154
This event featured works by Peter Busa, Oliver Chaffee, Herman Maril, Ross Moffett, Irving Marantz, William H. Littlefield, James Hansen, Taro Yamamoto, LaForce Bailey, Ferol Sibley Warthen, Bernard Simon, among others.
Illustrated online catalogue with results is here.
Printable reference checklist pdf is here.
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| PAAM's 2008 Fall Consignment Auction Results
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Auctioneer: James R. Bakker
MA License #154
152 Ross Moffett
Portuguese Women, n.d.
lithograph, 9 x 14"
slr, framed, Est. 2000/4000
click here for results, information, images, and lot listings
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THREE’S A CHARM: TEN WORKS BREAK RECORDS AT
PAAM’S FALL AUCTION
For the third consecutive year, PAAM’s fall consignment auction broke at least ten records on Saturday, September 20th! A packed house, 6 telephone lines and a frenzy of activity added to an evening of bidding wars and a stunning performance by PAAM auctioneer James Bakker.
Among the record breakers were:
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Chaffee, and Lazell
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Follow these links for selected past auction results:
Consignors: The Spring 2009 Auction is scheduled for
May, 2009.
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum's Fall 2007 Consignment Auction Sets Records
A perfect storm has been building at PAAM since 1988, when the Fall Consignment Auction began. “The freshness of artworks offered for sale by consignors,” says auctioneer James R. Bakker, “combined with the sophistication of collectors we now attract, create many record-breaking situations.” For two consecutive years, records have fallen like leaves in a strong autumn wind.
Abstract Expressionist works come of age
At the most recent auction, a half-century after their heyday in the art colony at Provincetown, several Abstract Expressionists achieved their highest prices ever. A packed house, six active phone lines and absentee bids added to the sometimes frenzied advances as the bidding on several pieces blew away previous records. In particular, Taro Yamamoto’s Abstract with Sand and Pebbles got the gavel at $2,875 and his Tribute to Hofmann fetched $4,715. Angelo Ippolito’s untitled mixed media piece topped out at $2,875. In one of a few breathtaking bidding wars, the winner of William Freed’s untitled oil took it for $14,950. Several people were in the market for the Peter Busa oil, Remembrance. While the half-dozen phone bidders dropped out after an opening bid was doubled, two people in the audience continued to build the excitement until it burst into cheering as the final bidder stayed in to take the painting home for the stunning sum of $40,250.
Something for everyone
Landscapes and figurative works also got their due. An untitled white-line woodblock print by Marjorie Windust, with the original block, got $5,405, while the hammer came down on the charming Lucy L’Engle oil—Parker House, Truro—at $26,450. Four beautiful untouched Ross Moffetts, consigned by the family of one of his fellow artists, went for between $2,875 and $9,775. No doubt, PAAM’s recent Edwin Dickinson exhibition added to the crowd’s interest in his drawing, Great Island Cliffs, which finished at a solid $9,200. Even with all this achievement, there were still opportunities for the budget-minded and young collector. A Gerrit Hondius litho, The Lovers, and a John H. Gregory black and white photo left the auction for the hammer price of merely $75 each.
Benefits of a benefit consignment auction
To accession important works into the permanent collection, PAAM depends on the generosity of its supporters. Consignors would often love to contribute a fine work to the collection, but may not be in the financial position to do so. Yet they know that, by offering the work for auction at PAAM, they give the organization the opportunity to search out a potential donor who may wish to contribute the piece back to the museum. Such was the case with the L’Engle, an exemplary painting that will enhance the strength of PAAM’s holdings of her work.
Proceeds from the auctions help to underwrite the cost of operating PAAM’s exhibitions and education programs; so—more often than not—consignors and customers take comfort that the 15% buyer’s premium and the 20% seller’s commission support a solid non-profit institution with a long history of providing programs that serve the public good. PAAM auctions enrich the art world’s perceptions of the Provincetown school and bring recognition to the art colony here. Auctions of this caliber take all of us to a new level.
info@paam.org
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featured lot: Alvin Ross still life.